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...sides to profit. South of the border it is still remembered that Mexico lost half its territory to the U.S. in 1848. There is also the bitter memory of American companies that exploited the country's cheap labor and abundant resources during the 31-year reign of Dictator Porfirio Diaz, whose excesses touched off the revolution that led to the creation of the present republic. Those episodes have fostered a reflexive suspicion about yanqui motives that lingers to this day. Says a State Department official: "Mexicans are so sensitized by the past that it colors any overture from...
That revolutionary rhetoric is the product of the 1910 revolution, which lasted eleven years, and, by some accounts, killed more than 1 million Mexicans. One of its lasting products was the constitution, written in 1917, that is still the country's basic charter. To prevent the rise of another Diaz-like strongman, it prohibits the re-election of most public officials, including the President. To protect the country's "patrimony" from foreign domination, it limits the ownership of land and natural resources to Mexican citizens. In the name of social progress, it promises free universal education and the restoration...
Team captain John Sanacore described RiCapito as "dedicated, cool and disciplined." Walter Diaz, another teammate, said, "Frank's very steady. He's a very secure player." In three weeks, RiCapito, the lone freshman on the varsity soccer team, has earned the admiration of teammates and fans, as well as a starting position. And he never stops moving, never stops playing...
Third and fifth positions went to URI, but Anita Diaz captured fourth for the Crimson with a time...
...strong enough to convince the scoreboard. The game clearly swung back in the Crimson's direction, with Diaz again nearly coming up with the goods. With 14:45 left, he rocketed a bullet from the right side that hit the meat of the top cross-bar and bounded away. With it went the hopes of giant-killing at the Business School...